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Girl Talk erupted in a maelstrom of confetti, beach balls, toilet paper and crowd surfers when he took The Backyard stage at Firefly Sunday night. Competing against The Flaming Lips on The Lawn Stage, Gregg Michael Gillis, better known as Girl Talk, drew a respectable crowd with his signature mashup-style remixes, in which he masterfully…

As dinnertime approached, many festival goers retreated to their blankets for a rest between acts. Daniel Camp, 19, and Lucy Bartozzi,18, both of Washington, D.C., found a spot at Firefly’s “Hammock Hangout.” The makeshift woodland grove has, of course, hammocks, as well as benches and rope swings. Camp and Bartozzi planned to rest up before…

Laura Strothers only busts out the turquoise-and-black tutu for special occasions. As in every festival she attends. Bonnaroo? Check. Firefly? Check. CounterPoint? Future check. On Sunday, Strothers, a Baltimore nurse during the work week, accessorized her tutu with a neon green fanny pack , neon yellow lace transparent top, neon orange bikini top and baseball…

For Death Cab Cutie fans in the U.S., Firefly was a performance that needed to be seen. Not only did guitarist Chris Walla say a break of “two or three years” was possible starting soon, but frontman Ben Gibbard announced just last week that his first solo album will come out in October. With only…

Sticky bug spray and outdoor festivals typically go hand in hand. But sporadic rainfall had one major benefit: Fewer creepy crawlies. Several firefly attendees were blissfully bug-free while enjoying their favorite bands on the festival grounds. Similarly, campers (usually closest to the bug action) had few complaints. Glampers, on the other hand, had an ant infestation…